High-Level Project Summary
We use FIREX-AQ a NASA space program that utilises aviation and statistics to prescribe small fires and identifies the conditions that need to be met for the wildfires to occur. We design an app that ties the statistics to the risk of loss to material values to signify a threat to the common man and convince them to take preventative measures.
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Detailed Project Description
Conduct seminars to raise awareness about the issue considering wildfires to then develop a link between the issue at hand and build an incentive for the people to start taking preventative measures with help of the designed app, the app also features future potential fires that may occur while using the statistics provided and combine them with the conditions that will need to be met for wildfires to occur
Space Agency Data
FIREX-AQ as it's the main talking point in our project and what we based it entirely on, it's a NASA aviation program that prescribes small wild fires to identify the conditions and the criteria's that need to be met for them occur. We used the statistics to predict future wildfires ahead of them happening by comparing the air quality, weather and climate to the expected values that need to be met for a potential wildfire to occur
Hackathon Journey
strengthened the bonds between team mates and taught us critical thinking skills under a limited time set, we were inspired to choose the aviation program as it accommodates all areas for the challenge them being technology, statistics and most sustainable development goals achieved
References
Akagi, S. K., et al. (2012), Evolution of trace gases and particles emitted by a chaparral fire in California, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12(3), 1397-1421, doi:10.5194/acp-12-1397-2012.
Burling, I. R., et al. (2010), Laboratory measurements of trace gas emissions from biomass burning of fuel types from the southeastern and southwestern United States, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 11115-11130, doi:10.5194/acp-10-11115-2010.
Giglio, L., I. Csiszar, and C. O. Justice (2006a), Global distribution and seasonality of active fires as observed with the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 111(G2), doi:10.1029/2005jg000142.